Toledo → Lakeland-Winter Haven
Relocation analysis based on 7 federal data sources
Should you move?
Moving from Toledo to Lakeland-Winter Haven is unfavorable: BEA regional price parity goes from 91.5 to 97.1 (US = 100), and HUD 2-bedroom rent rises by $421/mo.
- -$6,364
- BLS median salary lower in Lakeland-Winter Haven
- 293 to 210
- violent crimes per 100K (FBI UCR, state-level)
- 18.2:1 to 17.8:1
- NCES student-teacher ratio
- $1,286
- DOL infant care lower / yr in Lakeland-Winter Haven
BEA Regional Price Parity, HUD Fair Market Rent, BLS OEWS, FBI UCR, NCES, and DOL. The table below lets you override the composite with your own priorities.
Pros of Moving
- + Lower violent crime rate
Cons of Moving
- - 6% higher cost of living
- - $421/mo more expensive rent (2BR)
- - $6K lower median salary
- - More environmental violations
Purchasing power tightens: BEA RPP rises from 91.5 to 97.1, so the same paycheck buys less in Lakeland-Winter Haven (ratio 1.06). HUD 2BR Fair Market Rent rises $421/mo ($5,052/yr) from $1,076 in Toledo to $1,497 in Lakeland-Winter Haven.
The seven-dimension ledger splits (3 destination wins · 4 origin wins); priorities decide this move. Lakeland-Winter Haven sits #252 of 387 metros on PlainRelocate livability (middle third). Toledo is #213/387 on the same ranking. Composite verdict: Unfavorable. Override it with the dimension table below.
BLS OEWS median salary moves $6,364 lower ($67,305 → $60,941). Labor-market size: 284,410 tracked jobs at origin vs 253,040 at destination.
State retirement friendliness is near-even: Ohio 59 (D, #29/51) vs Florida 62 (C, #23/51). Full state tax and healthcare sub-scores sit in the retirement desk below.
State retirement friendliness
Primary-state scores from PlainRelocate's retirement registry (tax + healthcare + climate composite). Metro pairs use each metro's primary state abbreviation.
- Income tax
- 72
- Property tax
- 57
- Estate tax
- 100
- Healthcare
- 10
- Income tax
- 100
- Property tax
- 67
- Estate tax
- 100
- Healthcare
- 12
Full retirement ranking · Source composite documented on methodology (Tax Foundation + AARP tax guides + federal healthcare/climate inputs).
Salary Adjustment Calculator
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Lakeland-Winter Haven metro profile · Livability rankings · Methodology
Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, HUD Fair Market Rents, BLS OES, FBI UCR, NCES, DOL, EPA; retirement desk: Tax Foundation + AARP tax guides June 2026